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Sports dietitians concerned over energy deficiency in elite athletes
Dietitians and nutritionists for the country’s top sporting teams fear many athletes are unintentionally suffering disordered eating.
Key points:
- Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDS) often occurs without athletes knowing
- REDS is harder to detect in male athletes
- Regular blood profiles are taken to ensure athletes are properly fuelled
The condition known as Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDS) occurs when athletes are under-fuelling their body for the intensity and the exercise they’re undertaking.
Alicia Edge is the leading performance nutritionist for the Australian Women’s soccer team the Matildas and said often REDS occurred without athletes knowing.
“This isn’t something that’s only for the lean, it’s not only for the young…
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